Specific requirements must be met to ensure our certification exams and practice tests are delivered in a compatible and consistent environment. View the technical requirements below for each delivery system. Some exams (e.g. Live in the Application) have requirements that are above and beyond the exam delivery system; refer to each individual certification for detailed information.

Console 8 employs concurrent technology which uses hard-coded paths and registry access on your local machine to function. Other software could create a conflict, or prevent these settings from occurring. We recommend that Console 8 be installed on a machine that has as few other software applications installed as possible.

Note: Sometimes it works better on certain systems if you add them in one of these fashions: (1) http://starttest.com, (2) http://starttest2.com, (3) *.starttest.com*, (4 *.starttest2.com*, (5) *.programworkshop.com*.

Prohibited Items

Note: If it is not found on the requirements below or in the Advanced Requirements list then it should be considered 'Not Supported'.

For delivery of the Mac-compatible ACA, IC3 GS4 & IC3 GS5 exams

Note: The Mac Launcher software must be installed locally on the same hard drive that contains the Mac OS. It must also be within a dedicated (fat client) environment - thin/zero/web/citrix clients are not supported.

Note: If it is not found in the requirements below then it should be considered "Not Supported".

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Note: The complete IC3 Digital Literacy certification is comprised of three separate exams: Computing Fundamentals, Key Applications, and Living Online. A candidate can earn the IC3 GS5 certification by passing any combination of either version of the three different IC3 GS5 exams.

Note: The complete IC3 Digital Literacy certification is comprised of three separate exams: Computing Fundamentals, Key Applications, and Living Online. A candidate can earn the IC3 GS4 certification by passing Computing Fundamentals (Office 2010), Living Online (Office 2010), and either version of the Key Applications exam.

*Note: Each Live-in-the-Application Autodesk Certified Professional exam delivered requires a complete, local installation of the Autodesk software. Exams can work with 2016, 2017, or 2018 versions of the Autodesk Software where applicable. Please check the Exam Releases page for which exams and localizations work with the 2016, 2017, and 2018, or the 2017 and 2018 versions of the software.

*Note: Each live-in-the-application Autodesk Certified Professional exam delivered requires a complete, local installation of the Autodesk software. Exams can work with 2016, 2017, or 2018 versions of the Autodesk Software where applicable. Please check the Exam Releases page for which exams and localizations work with the 2016, 2017, and 2018, or the 2017 and 2018 versions of the software.